Gulf Industry Fair features innovative concepts

Innovative, interactive, informative — three adjectives which define Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) 2013 as it opens its doors at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre (BIECC).
Since the 2012 edition of the Northern Gulf’s leading B2B exhibition of its type concluded last February, anticipation has been building among specialist industrial product and service providers, distributors and agencies — representing the aluminum, energy and environmental protection, steel and alloys, industrial processes and manufacturing, ports, logistics and free zones, training and security and safety segments — for this unique networking opportunity.
A core objective of GIF 2013 is to be a ‘business-enabler’ in a region where billions of dollars is being spent on industrial and infrastructure capacity building.
This year HCE (the organizers) promises to raise the bar yet again, with priority given in particular to encouraging more meaningful and valuable engagement between exhibitors and visitors. To this end, for the first time the fair will feature an innovative ‘Industry Week’ concept, which will include industry seminars and site visits to world-class industrial facilities.
The seminar series will be hosted by leading exhibitors including Aluminum Bahrain (Alba) and Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco), and will aim to share knowledge on the latest projects and trends with visitors. Complementing the seminars, site visits will be organized for local university students, graduates and interested visitors.
More than just a PR exercise to promote Bahrain’s world-class industrial capabilities and heritage, the visits will serve a broader strategic economic purpose by highlighting the sector as a viable and rewarding career option for the GCC’s future workforce.
Back at the buzzing BIECC, visitors will have the chance to witness new product launches and live demonstrations from almost 100 exhibiting companies, of which about a fifth are from overseas.